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<blockquote data-quote="Marguerite" data-source="post: 380303" data-attributes="member: 1991"><p>We have similar rules here for home schooling. What we have difficult child 3 in, is Distance Education. For us it is state-based, administered by a specific school with teachers assigned to the students, but the student is working at home under parental supervision. Or in some cases, the student may be working at an educational centre under a different supervisor. The worksheets are posted out to the student's supervisor, or the student can access the work online via the school website. We have found this to be incredibly helpful for difficult child 3 and before him, difficult child 1. Mainstream did not work for them, for various reasons. This did.</p><p></p><p>We can telephone teachers, or email them. We can even organise a visit to the school (or them to visit us) for face to face lessons. The school also organises optional study days where multiple students can attend. We had one yesterday, there were maybe 100 people there, including other parent/supervisors like me. Some I have met often before. We have another one tomorrow, it is unusual to have two so close together. But last week of term is a good time for this. Yesterday's & tomorrow's are multiple grades. But when there are study days for just one grade, often those attending can be counted on one hand. The teachers are well accustomed to working with Special Education students although not all are Special Education. Some are vocational students (actors, for example; or tennis stars) and others have serious health problems (cancer patients in hospital) or are pregnant teens avoiding the limelight. They recently had a mums and bubs day, I believe; and there have been times when difficult child 3 & I have been there for face to face one on one, and met a young mother with her baby, and often grandma there to mind the baby while daughter sees the teacher. The staff all go gaga over the baby!</p><p></p><p>Online lessons exist and can be packaged together. A few years ago difficult child 3's school was using a Maths online website to supplement the course. We joined the site while difficult child 3 was studying Maths. He's not studying it this year so we let his membership lapse, even though it's only A$90 a year. Whatever you use, it shouldn't be stupidly expensive. Our Maths website also has an English/Spelling website attached (included in the same fee). It may even have a US vs Australian English option (I haven't checked). </p><p></p><p>We set up rules for our kids, notably "school work during school hours". So unless difficult child 3 is actually asleep, he does schoolwork, even if he is in bed in his pyjamas. I do modify what I give him, depending on how he is. If he is really stressed and upset, I will give him the subjects he finds easiest or the ones that calm him. Computer-based lessons are good, if he is well enough to be out of bed (almost all the time). Or if he really is sick, I let him watch a documentary on TV, or a set film (Romeo and Juliet) or other educational TV (kids news shows). I also liaise with the teachers and have quietly organised my own 'excursion' for difficult child 3. Perhaps the ultimate school excursion was when we went to NZ three years ago. I worked with the school (as best as I could) to get work given to us to take with us, that was specific to NZ. So the Science department gave us all the work they had on plate tectonics and vulcanism. We also got difficult child 3 to write a detailed report on our trip, linking it in to every possible subject. So the phys ed component we covered, by getting photos and information on unique NZ posts, such as bungee jumping. And there's nothing like really understanding plate tectonics and vulcanism, by actually seeing it personally. </p><p></p><p>A home-schooled child is a portable child. You are actually more free to do what you need, than if the child is at school. It had got to the stage with me, that if I had a doctor's appointment, I would have to take difficult child 3 out of school for the day, to make sure I wouldn't have to cancel the appointment and turn back, to sort out a school problem. yet again.</p><p></p><p>Having set work available (books you've bought, websites you have subscribed to, educational DVDs you have, computer software you own) gives you something outside of your own brain that you can point to and tell the child, "Go do it." They do it at their own pace (which, surprisingly, can often be faster than in a classroom) and can keep going until you say stop. Again, often this is longer.</p><p></p><p>Use encouragement, praise etc as much as is appropriate. If the child has worked hard for an hour, praise this. If the child is frustrated by a set task, encourage a different way around it. Maybe leave it and move on, come back to it later. Or change subjects for an hour then come back. Or ask for help. That is perhaps the most important lesson - learning when to ask for help, and how to ask the right people.</p><p></p><p>There are many ways in which your child can learn at home. There are also many different reasons why this may be needed. Somewhere something has to be a good fit.</p><p></p><p>Marg</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Marguerite, post: 380303, member: 1991"] We have similar rules here for home schooling. What we have difficult child 3 in, is Distance Education. For us it is state-based, administered by a specific school with teachers assigned to the students, but the student is working at home under parental supervision. Or in some cases, the student may be working at an educational centre under a different supervisor. The worksheets are posted out to the student's supervisor, or the student can access the work online via the school website. We have found this to be incredibly helpful for difficult child 3 and before him, difficult child 1. Mainstream did not work for them, for various reasons. This did. We can telephone teachers, or email them. We can even organise a visit to the school (or them to visit us) for face to face lessons. The school also organises optional study days where multiple students can attend. We had one yesterday, there were maybe 100 people there, including other parent/supervisors like me. Some I have met often before. We have another one tomorrow, it is unusual to have two so close together. But last week of term is a good time for this. Yesterday's & tomorrow's are multiple grades. But when there are study days for just one grade, often those attending can be counted on one hand. The teachers are well accustomed to working with Special Education students although not all are Special Education. Some are vocational students (actors, for example; or tennis stars) and others have serious health problems (cancer patients in hospital) or are pregnant teens avoiding the limelight. They recently had a mums and bubs day, I believe; and there have been times when difficult child 3 & I have been there for face to face one on one, and met a young mother with her baby, and often grandma there to mind the baby while daughter sees the teacher. The staff all go gaga over the baby! Online lessons exist and can be packaged together. A few years ago difficult child 3's school was using a Maths online website to supplement the course. We joined the site while difficult child 3 was studying Maths. He's not studying it this year so we let his membership lapse, even though it's only A$90 a year. Whatever you use, it shouldn't be stupidly expensive. Our Maths website also has an English/Spelling website attached (included in the same fee). It may even have a US vs Australian English option (I haven't checked). We set up rules for our kids, notably "school work during school hours". So unless difficult child 3 is actually asleep, he does schoolwork, even if he is in bed in his pyjamas. I do modify what I give him, depending on how he is. If he is really stressed and upset, I will give him the subjects he finds easiest or the ones that calm him. Computer-based lessons are good, if he is well enough to be out of bed (almost all the time). Or if he really is sick, I let him watch a documentary on TV, or a set film (Romeo and Juliet) or other educational TV (kids news shows). I also liaise with the teachers and have quietly organised my own 'excursion' for difficult child 3. Perhaps the ultimate school excursion was when we went to NZ three years ago. I worked with the school (as best as I could) to get work given to us to take with us, that was specific to NZ. So the Science department gave us all the work they had on plate tectonics and vulcanism. We also got difficult child 3 to write a detailed report on our trip, linking it in to every possible subject. So the phys ed component we covered, by getting photos and information on unique NZ posts, such as bungee jumping. And there's nothing like really understanding plate tectonics and vulcanism, by actually seeing it personally. A home-schooled child is a portable child. You are actually more free to do what you need, than if the child is at school. It had got to the stage with me, that if I had a doctor's appointment, I would have to take difficult child 3 out of school for the day, to make sure I wouldn't have to cancel the appointment and turn back, to sort out a school problem. yet again. Having set work available (books you've bought, websites you have subscribed to, educational DVDs you have, computer software you own) gives you something outside of your own brain that you can point to and tell the child, "Go do it." They do it at their own pace (which, surprisingly, can often be faster than in a classroom) and can keep going until you say stop. Again, often this is longer. Use encouragement, praise etc as much as is appropriate. If the child has worked hard for an hour, praise this. If the child is frustrated by a set task, encourage a different way around it. Maybe leave it and move on, come back to it later. Or change subjects for an hour then come back. Or ask for help. That is perhaps the most important lesson - learning when to ask for help, and how to ask the right people. There are many ways in which your child can learn at home. There are also many different reasons why this may be needed. Somewhere something has to be a good fit. Marg [/QUOTE]
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